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toasty, a.|ˈtəʊstɪ|
[f. toast n.1 + -y.]
Like toast, esp. in having a slightly burnt flavour. Now usu. spec., warm and comfortable. Hence ˈtoastiness, ‘toasty’ quality (of tea).
1890Barrère & Leland Dict. Slang II. 357/1 Toasty (studios) is said of a picture painted in very warm tints. French painters call this rôti. 1892Walsh Tea (Philad.) 100 The infusion is also darker in draw, but very ‘toasty’, that is ‘burnt’ in flavor, owing to too high firing. Ibid. 72 The finer grades [of Pakeong] yield a rich ripe flavor..but lacking in that ‘toastiness’ for which the former [kinds of tea] are so much admired. 1961Webster, Toasty, pleasantly or comfortably warmed. 1970New Yorker 19 Sept. 14/1 (Advt.), A smart, double-breasted coat... In soft wool melton with..a toasty wool interlining for cold weather. 1977Time 14 Feb. 32/2 His toasty (75°) office on Kutuzovsky Prospekt. 1978Nieman-Marcus Xmas Bk. 80/2 Natural shearling ear muffs keep ears truly toasty in the bitterest weather. |